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    Volunteers Keep Things Running

    Volunteers Keep Things Running

    With everyone being told to suspend normal operations and shut down, three showed up anyway.
    Harry, Robin, and Greg. If you have ever volunteered with HRT, you have probably seen all of them at one time or another.

    Joe Watson March 29, 2020April 16, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

    It’s the Little Things

    It’s the Little Things

    In the past 121 years every February has seen at least some rainfall. This year (2020) we experienced the first dry February since 1899. Because of this (and other factors), the vernal pool grasslands have stayed significantly dry and the

    admin March 11, 2020April 16, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

    Looking Up or Looking Down

    Looking Up or Looking Down

    By Joe Watson What you see when you come out to volunteer with The Habitat restoration Team (HRT) depends on whether you’re looking up or down. Saturday’s job description required looking up and trimming some overreaching branches along our public

    Joe Watson March 10, 2020April 16, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

    Vernal Pools: why do they matter?

    Vernal Pools: why do they matter?

    By Saige White If you’ve lived in California’s Central Valley for at least a few years, you may have heard the term, ‘vernal pool’. Not known to many, California’s vernal pools are a rare type of wetland that exist in

    admin February 24, 2020April 16, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

    Poison Oak: the good that’s hard to see

    Poison Oak: the good that’s hard to see

    Many of us know the saying, “Leaves of three, leave them be.” When we learned that phrase, we also learned of the terrible things that can happen if you don’t leave poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) be; rashes, blisters, and easy

    admin February 24, 2020August 31, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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    Cosumnes River Preserve ~ 13501 Franklin Blvd. Galt, CA 95632

    Parking lots ~ Boardwalk and lower parking lot, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM; upper parking lot, 9:00 AM–6:30 PM

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